paleo snickerdoodle cream cheese banana bread
paleo snickerdoodle cream cheese banana bread
in a brilliant stroke of genius, my sister piped a thiiiiiick layer of cream cheese into a boxed banana bread mix and in that moment i swear i’ve never felt more in love with a food. it was so simple, so perfect, and it immediately shot to the middle of my list of favorite things. others on the list include sleeping in hotel beds (re: cushy bathrobe life,) the feeling when you finish a really good book, drinking local wine in a foreign place, christmas carols, tahini on everything, schofferhofer on tap, and having your hair washed by someone else; so you know it’s in good company.
i set to work on creating a paleo-friendly version so all my dairy-free grain-free party people can have a slice or 5, too, and am beyond delighted with the results. banana bread is one of the more delicious inventions of mankind and i think every effort to make it even more outrageous is effort well spent.
paleo snickerdoodle cream cheese banana bread
makes 1 loaf/ slice sizing v individual
prep time: 10 minutes
cook time: 50 minutes
for the banana bread:
2c almond flour
1tsp baking soda
1tsp baking powder
1 1/2tsp cinnamon
1/2tsp sea salt
3 ripe bananas, mashed
3 eggs
2tbsp maple syrup
1tsp vanilla extract
for the snickerdoodle cream cheese:
1c plain almond milk cream cheese (kite hill is a good brand)
1tbsp coconut sugar
1tsp vanilla extract
1tbsp almond milk (less if you want it thicker like a frosting)
1tsp cinnamon
preheat the oven to 350.
whisk the ingredients for the cream cheese until smooth and set aside.
whisk the wet ingredients for the banana bread until combined, then add the dry. whisk until little to no banana chunks remain. pour the batter into a prepared bread tin (parchment paper or a spray will work.) then, drizzle a healthy dose of the cream cheese over the bread batter, and use a knife to ‘swirl’ it in. *you’ll have extra cream cheese, and you’ll want it for slathering purposes later.
bake for 50 minutes or until a knife comes out clean. let the bread cool completely on a wire rack before slicing.